NameTides

Clio

Clio was the #5,099 girls' name in the US in 2025 (25 babies), and #2,138 in England & Wales.

Clio as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Clio as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020England & WalesUS
Clio as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#5,099 (25)#2,138 (13)——
2024#5,962 (20)#3,016 (8)——
2023#4,999 (26)#2,928 (8)——
2022#4,582 (30)#2,325 (11)—#2,835 (6)
2021#4,014 (36)#2,711 (9)—#3,280 (5)
2020#5,314 (23)#2,300 (11)——
2019#5,163 (25)#2,170 (12)——
2018#5,315 (24)#2,499 (10)#809 (3)#3,286 (5)
2017#5,045 (26)#2,090 (13)——
2016#4,632 (30)#2,120 (13)—#2,195 (9)
2015#3,989 (37)#2,195 (12)——
2014#4,455 (32)#2,203 (12)——
2013#5,317 (25)#2,460 (10)——
2012#6,341 (20)#2,215 (12)——
2011#6,564 (19)#4,049 (5)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1906 at #1,416.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1894.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 63,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 63,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 20,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Clio is likely to keep falling in the US in 2026: about 1 in 83,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 60,000 to 1 in 120,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Clio by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #2,075NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: fewer than 5 babiesCAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Clio (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
ClioCanadaGirls—too few
ClioEngland & WalesGirls#2,13813
ClioNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
ClioScotlandGirls—too few
ClioUSGirls#5,09925
ClioUSBoys—too few